ICE is designing tokenized shares that keep their dividends and their votes
The exchange's Digital Trading Platform has been in the approval process since January, while Blockchain.com's Ondo-powered wallet has gone from about 100 tokenized US stocks and ETFs to more than 430 for non-US users.
Reality
- Evidence36
- Adoption41
- Hype gap+17
- Incentives61
- Confidence43
John Lee's 2026-2030 plan commits the city to deeper offshore renminbi markets, a bigger wealth management industry and a gold trading ecosystem whose central clearing and settlement system is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2027.
Reality
- Evidence38
- Adoption22
- Hype gap+30
- Incentives78
- Confidence55
BNY's July launch puts a fund's authoritative books and records on a public blockchain
In a Forbes Tech Council column, IRALOGIX CTO Charlie Gautreaux says the live capability sits on a transfer-agency book of about $8.6 trillion and 7.6 million investor accounts, and he names three tests of whether it holds.
Reality
- Evidence34
- Adoption21
- Hype gap+12
- Incentives78
- Confidence44
Nasdaq buys roughly 0.48% of Payward to put voting shares on a blockchain
The check values Kraken's parent at $21 billion and buys Nasdaq a minority stake plus a distribution partner in xStocks. The tokens it funds are due in the second quarter of 2027, and the rights they carry depend on issuers opting in.
Reality
- Evidence30
- Adoption12
- Hype gap+45
- Incentives70
- Confidence35
Korea reopens asset pooling five months before its security token law takes effect
The Financial Services Commission will let issuers bundle same-type assets into one fractional certificate and extend tokenization to stocks, bonds and funds. Bonds and funds start as institutional private placements, with retail net buying capped at 100 million won per venue.
Reality
- Evidence47
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+14
- Incentives56
- Confidence53